UTMB Health seeks individuals who desire the opportunity to demonstrate the
skills they learned from their education in real-life situations. The
UTMB Health Administrative Fellowship focuses on projects in order to optimize
the fellow's experience. The Administrative Fellow is considered a
important member of the administrative team, and is not only offered the
chance, but is expected to make contributions that have a positive
effect on the organization. Past projects have included:
- Strategic planning for legislative changes, including Accountable Care Organizations and Patient-Centered Medical Homes
- Development of health system scorecards and dashboards
- Revenue enhancement projects
- Contract negotiations
- Support service improvement planning
- Joint Commission accreditation
- Strategic prioritization
- Facility planning
- Interim management
Opportunities to rotate throughout the Health System
Fellows are invited to shadow in various departments, units and clinics to understand each area’s role
in patient care. Fellows are also required to complete various assigned projects throughout the fellowship. The
following are examples of areas the fellow may experience:
- Perioperative Services, including standing in on a surgical procedure
- Correctional Managed Care rotation, including visits to Hospital Galveston and Huntsville Unit, nicknamed the "Walls Unit"
- Pharmacy
- Radiology
- Laboratory/Pathology
- Nursing unit rotations
- Clinic rotations
- Others
Conferences
The fellow will be offered the chance to travel to one conference per year. Other
opportunities may arise that an executive team member will sponsor the
fellow to go to additional conferences or meetings when they relate to
projects in which the fellow is participating.